- 2005 in Ireland
Incumbents
* President -
Mary McAleese
*Taoiseach -Bertie Ahern
*Tánaiste -Mary Harney Events
January
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January 1 - Cork officially becomes theEuropean Capital of Culture for2005 . Ireland celebrated the Hamilton year of physics
*January 1 - Littlepace housing estate inClonee struck by a smalltornado
*January 6 - TheIrish Farmers Association celebrates its 50th anniversary.
*January 8 - The Minister for Foreign Affairs,Dermot Ahern TD, begins a visit to the area in South-East Asia that was devastated by the recenttsunami .
*January 18 - An Taoiseach,Bertie Ahern , begins a trade mission toChina . He is accompanied by one third of the Cabinet, includingMicheál Martin ,Mary Hanafin , Mary Coughlan andNoel Dempsey .
*January 20 - TheRepublic of Ireland officially changes all road signage and regulations to usekilometres per hour (km/h). Distance and speed inNorthern Ireland remain inmiles per hour .
*January 20 -Belfast man Robert McCartney is murdered outside a bar in the city by members of theProvisional IRA .
*January 24 - The former Minister for JusticeRay Burke is jailed for six months for tax evasion, as a result of legislation he introduced. He is the first Cabinet minister to be jailed as a result of the tribunals of inquiry.February
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February 7 - An TaoiseachBertie Ahern lays the foundation stone of a new town called Adamstown, just outside Lucan,County Dublin .
*February 17 - Seven people are detained by Gardaí for suspected activities in relation to the bank heist inBelfast in December2004 . £2.3 million sterling is seized inCounty Cork .March
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March 4 - The 100thSinn Féin Ard-Fheis opens at theRoyal Dublin Society inBallsbridge ,Dublin .
*March 11 - TheIrish Sugar Company factory inCarlow closes for good with the loss of several hundred jobs. The factory was Ireland's oldest sugar factory.
*March 17 -St. Patrick's Day : The sisters and fiancée of murderedBelfast -man, Robert McCartney, meet US PresidentGeorge W. Bush in the United States.
*March 27 -Cian O'Connor is stripped of his Olympic gold medal after the sports ruling body find that his horse, Waterford Crystal had banned substances in its system during theOlympic Games in2004 .April
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April 2 - There is prayer, mourning and remembrance in honour ofPope John Paul II following his death inRome at 20:37 Irish time.
*April 4 - The Minister for Foreign Affairs,Dermot Ahern TD, is appointed one of four special envoys forUnited Nations reform by the UN Secretary General,Kofi Annan .
*April 8 - The latePope John Paul II is laid to rest inRome . PresidentMary McAleese and An TaoiseachBertie Ahern represent the Irish people at his funeral. There is a remembrance service under the papal cross in thePhoenix Park ,Dublin .
*April 16 - The annual congress of theGaelic Athletic Association votes to open upCroke Park and allow soccer and rugby to be played there under certain circumstances.
*April 19 - President McAleese and An TaoiseachBertie Ahern convey messages of congratulations to the newly electedPope Benedict XVI .May
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May 14 - PresidentMary McAleese 's official state car is involved in a minor road accident inCounty Meath . The President and her driver escape injury.
*May 23 - Five schoolgirls die and many other people are injured in a collision involving a crowdedBus Éireann school bus and two other vehicles in Co Meath.
*June 13 - TheIrish language is granted official status as a working language within theEuropean Union .June
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June 30 - The M50 motorway is finally completed, 34 years after the route was first envisaged and 17 years after construction began.July
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July 7 - An Taoiseach,Bertie Ahern , meetsPope Benedict XVI for a private audience inRome .
*July 16 - Irish student,Tara Whelan (17) and a British holidaymaker were among five people killed in the popular tourist resort ofKuşadası , inTurkey .
*July 28 - In what has been described as an "historic" day theProvisional Irish Republican Army ends its armed campaign and orders all its units to dump arms. The organisation also orders its members not to engage in any other activities of any kind.
*July 29 - 45-year-oldLimerick woman, Dolores McNamara, scoops €115 million after winning the Euromillions rollover jackpot prize. It isEurope 's largest ever lottery jackpot.eptember
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September 7 - AtLansdowne Road ,Dublin the Republic of Ireland lose 1-0 to France in a crucial soccer World Cup qualifier. On the same night atWindsor Park , Belfast, Northern Ireland beat England 1-0. It is the first time since1927 that the team has beaten England at home.
*September 15 - The population ofIreland officially has the highest population since1861 . The increase is owed to immigration by Irish people abroad and immigrants fromEurope andAsia .
*September 19 - Irish Ferries offers voluntary redundancy packages to its 543 seafaring workers.
*September 26 - In a move described as "the day the gun was taken out of Irish politics", the head of theIndependent International Commission on Decommissioning , General John de Chastelain, says that he is satisfied that theIrish Republican Army has completed the decommissioning of its entire arsenal of weapons.October
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October 14 - Following the failure of the Republic of Ireland to qualify for World Cup 2006 in Germany,Roy Keane announces his retirement from the international game.
*October 18 DrTiede Herrema returns to the city ofLimerick from which he was kidnapped 30 year ago in a high profile case. Dr Herrema presents his personal papers relating to the issue to theUniversity of Limerick Library.
*October 20 - The abducted journalistRory Carroll is released unharmed after being kidnapped inIraq on the previous day.
*October 22 - On the second day of theFianna Fáil Ard-Fheis inKillarney , news breaks that the former party member and TD,Liam Lawlor , is killed in a car accident inMoscow .
*October 25 - Report on TheFerns Inquiry is published into clerical sex abuse inDiocese of Ferns November
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November 1 - The Government launches the biggest national transport plan in the history of the state. The strategy, known asTransport 21 , will allow for €34.4 million to be spent on roads, rail and theDublin metro over a ten year period.
*November 18 -Cork City FC win the eircom League of Ireland for the second time in their history in front of a capacity crowd at Turners Cross Stadium.
*November 18 -Roy Keane sensationally leavesManchester United in a decision that was said to be by mutual consent.
*November 24 -Abbas Boutrab becomes the first non republican or loyalist to be convicted in thediplock court s ofNorthern Ireland - he is convinced of having information that could be used to bomb an airliner.
*November 25 -George Best , the man described as the greatest association football player of his or any generation, dies inLondon after several months of declining health.December
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December 6 - The Irish-born broadcasterTerry Wogan receives aknighthood from Queen Elizabeth II inLondon in recognition of his services to broadcasting.
*December 8 - PresidentMary McAleese meets Queen Elizabeth II at Hillsborough Castle. It is the first time that the two heads of state meet inIreland .
*December 8 - A car bomb heading to Blanchardstown is intercepted by Gardaí and members of Special Branch at the M50 Westlink Toll Bridge, man was arrested and he is believed to be connected to the continunity IRAArts and literature
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Colm Tóibín is awarded the prestigiousLos Angeles Times Book Award for his novel "The Master".
*John Banville wins theMan Booker Prize for his novel "The Sea".port
Association Football
* World Cup 2006 Qualification
**Republic of Ireland 1-1 Israel
**Republic of Ireland 2-2 Israel
**Republic of Ireland 2-0 Faroe Islands
**Republic of Ireland 0-1 France
**Republic of Ireland 1-0 Cyprus
**Republic of Ireland 0-0 Switzerland
**Northern Ireland 0-4 England
**Northern Ireland 0-1 Poland
**Northern Ireland 2-0 Azerbaijan
**Northern Ireland 1-0 England
**Northern Ireland 2-3 Wales
**Northern Ireland 0-2 Austria::Both Ireland teams failed to qualify*"'
Setanta Cup ::Winners:Linfield F.C.
* Eircom League::Winners:Cork City F.C.
*Irish League ::Winners:Glentoran
*Irish Cup ::Winners:Portadown F.C.
* FAI Carlsberg Cup::Drogheda United F.C. 2-0Cork City F.C.
*The IFA celebrated it's 125th Anniversary
*TheUEFA under 19 European championship was hosted by Ireland, with the final won by France inWindsor Park on the 29th of July
*There was an all-Irish clash in the first qualifying round of theUEFA Champions League . Shelbourne defeatedGlentoran 6-2 on aggregate. Shels lost out in the following round to Steaua Bucharest.Gaelic games
* All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
**Cork 1-21 : 1-16 Galway
* Christy Ring Cup Final
**Westmeath 1-23 : 2-18 Down
* Nicky Rackard Cup Final
**London 5-8 : 1-5 Louth
* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
**Tyrone 1-16 : 2-10 Kerry
* Tommy Murphy Cup Final
**Tipperary 1-16 : 2-10 Wexford
* All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final
**Cork 1-17 : 1-13 Tipperary
* All-Ireland Senior Ladies Football Championship Final
**Cork 1-11 : 0-8 Galway
*2005 International Rules Series
**Australia by 57 pointsGolf
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Pádraig Harrington wins theHonda Classic atPalm Beach Gardens, Florida .
*Paul McGinley Wins the Volvo Masters atValderrama Golf Club inSpain .
*Nissan Irish Open is won byStephen Dodd (Wales ).Rugby Union
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2005 Six Nations Championship
**Ireland 28-17 Italy
**Ireland 40-13 Scotland
**Ireland 19-13 England
**Ireland 19-26 France
**Ireland 20-32 Wales
* Autumn Internationals
**Ireland 7-45 New Zealand
**Ireland 14-30 Australia
**Ireland 43-12 Romania
*2004-05 Heineken Cup
** Munster and Leinster both qualify for the quarter-finals but fail to progress.Deaths
January to March
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1 January -Patrick Denis O'Donnell , military historian, writer and former Commandant of theIrish Defence Forces (b.1922).
*4 January -Paul Darragh , showjumper (b.1953).
*7 January -Eileen Desmond ,Irish Labour Party TD, Cabinet Minister, MEP andSeanad Éireann member (b.1932).
*11 January - Ian Anderson, former President of the Legislative Council of theIsle of Man (b.1925).
*27 January -Gordon Lambert , art collector and former member of theSeanad (b.1919).
*17 February -Dan O'Herlihy , actor (b.1919).
*9 March -Michael O'Higgins ,Fine Gael TD and Senator (b.1917).
*10 March - Dave Allen, comedian (b.1936).April to June
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2 April -Jack Stanley Gibson , surgeon and writer (b.1909).
*11 April -Mattie McDonagh , formerGaelic football er with Galway (b.1936).
*1 May -Doc Carroll , former showband singer.
*1 June -Geoffrey Toone , actor (b.1910).
*7 June - Seán Doherty, formerFianna Fáil TD and Cabinet Minister (b.1944).
*18 June -Gerald Davis , artist (b.1938).
*19 June -Tom Curran , 86, former Waterford hurler.
*27 June -Frank Harte , singer and song collector (b.1933).July to September
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30 July -Tony Tighe , former CavanGaelic football er.
*6 August - James Wilson, composer (b.1922).
*14 August - George Carpenter, Ireland's longest-living Olympian.
*21 August -Liam Burke , formerFine Gael TD (b.1928).
*27 August -Seán Purcell , formerGaelic football er with Galway (b.1928).
*8 September -Noel Cantwell , former international soccer player (b.1932).
*10 September -Pádraig Bourke , former KildareGaelic football er.
*15 September - James Gogarty, former engineer andFlood Tribunal whistleblower.
*21 September -Humphrey Kelleher , formerGaelic football er with Cork.October to December
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5 October -Maura Murphy , writer (b.1928).
*22 October -Liam Lawlor ,Fianna Fáil politician, resigned following a finding that he had failed to co-operate with a planning irregularities investigation (b.1944).
*23 October -Jack Mahon , formerGaelic football er with Galway (b.1933.
*30 October - Peter Driscoll, author and Chief Radio News sub-editor withRadio Telefís Éireann .
*25 November -James McLoughlin ,Roman Catholic Bishop ofGalway (b.1929).
*6 December -Tim Kennelly , formerGaelic football er with Kerry (b.1954).
*26 December -Hugh Lambert , journalist and editor (b.1944).
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